Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-18
VERGENNES.


Prof Emerson of Burlington occupied
the congregational desk last Sunday.
Monday morning the Montana blizzard
sent the mercury down n to % below
zero.
There was a great fall in the price of
eggs in this market, Saturdav-from %
to l6 cents per doz.
Monday morning G.. IL. Sprigg e Co.
shipped ten fat cattle and seventy lambs
to Boston market.
Austin Booth of Fcrrsburgh is sick
with pneumonia: he was some better
when last heard from.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho-
dist church held a dime sociable in the
church vestry, Wednesday evening.
The desirable dental rooms belonging
to DR.. F. W. Coe, we are told, are to be
occupied soon by regular dental col
lege graduate.
IL. \. Thayer of Chatcauguay, y. V,
who was one of the Hartford victims, has
brother, VIM. Thayer, in Mayor Nc
Cuen's store.
There was dime sociable by the
Christian Endeavor society of Nergennes
held at Mr.. Reuben Bisbees, Ferrisburgh
Wednesday evening.
Miss Edna Carlisle is visiting friends
in North Adams and Williamstown,
Mass, and before her return will visit
friends in Troy and New York.
Milo Day of East Middlebury has de-
livered to c. ID. Keller at his tannery
about 80 cords of bark at Sc a cord.
Twelve cords were delivered in one day.
Samuel Hurlburt of Nergennes is doing
finely at Pasadena, Cal. He has a school
house contract and other work. Mr..
Sa,terly futile is employed by him. Mr..
Hurlburt has many friends here.
Officer II. p. Fisher, last Friday, took
Henry Gooslau to the work house, where
he will remain for IS DAYS, in default of
payment of 81 and costs for INVESTIGATION,
us ordered by Justice j. Il. Roberts.
After sixteen days of suffering, Charlie
Yattaw died last Thursday from the eff
fects of Il gunshot wound accidentally
made by Freddie Saunders. 1t was a ter
rible lesson on the careless use of fire
arms.
The dime sociable at the vestry of the
Congregational church. Friday evening
last, was pleasant affair. The placing
tail on the donkey was a funny devia-
ton from ordinary entertainments. 1t is
new and amusing.
The new room for F. II. Foss' watch,
clock, jewelry and silverware branch has
been completed, and looks very attrac-
tive. 1t will be occupied this week. 1t
will make Il handsome jewelry store, the
only exclusive one in town.
DR.. Dickinson of Westport is making
arrangements for quite extensive i'm
provements in his lake cottage this
spring. 1t is located on the point south
of Fort Cassin and is pleasantly situated.
Charles Laboeuf will have charge of the
work.
/ Curtis Field of Ferrisburgh. with his
/ family, left for Southern Dakota. Monday
morning. His farm, the old homestead
where he was born. and on which he has
| lived, passes into the hands of Reuben
Bisbee, an excellent farmer and good
citizen.
The Office of telegraph operator at the
depot has been, for the past week, nc
sinecure. Night and day, day and night
trains and wires have moved in concert
The freight interruption on the east side
of the mountain occasioned this extra
work.
Capt. Hofhagle's new boat house neal
the MaldoOn blacksmith shop, on the
Ripley property,is ready and occupied by
him. His fist contract is for the steam
yacht for Messrs Edmonds and Roberts
The boat is to be 80 feet in length and S
feet beam. The work will be driven, a:
the boat is wanted for summer cruising
on the lake.
WHITING